Dames Point Bridge
(Redirected from Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge)
The Dames Point Bridge, seen from northbound SR 9A.
The Dames Point Bridge, seen from northbound SR 9A.
| Dames Point Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge |
| Carries | four general purpose lanes |
| Crosses | St. Johns River |
| Locale | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 720518 |
| Design | continuous prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge |
| Longest span | 396.2 meters (1300 feet) |
| Total length | 3244.9 meters (10646 feet) |
| Width | 32.2 meters (106 feet) |
| Vertical clearance | 12.11 meters (39.7 feet) |
| Clearance below | 48.7 meters (160 feet) |
| Opening date | March 1989 |
Northbound on the Dames Point Bridge.
The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on Florida State Road 9A. It was completed in 1989. The main span is 1300 feet, and is 175 feet high. With a total length of 2 miles, it is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States. It is the only bridge in the United States to feature the harp (parallel) stay arrangement on two vertical planes, a design which rivals suspension bridges for strength and beauty.
External links
- Mike Strong's Dames Point Bridge site
- Cornell University School of Civil Engineering – case study on the Dames Point Bridge
| St. Johns River crossings in the Jacksonville, Florida area | |
|---|---|
| south of downtown | Shands Bridge (to be replaced or supplemented) – Buckman Bridge – Timuquana Bridge (never built) |
| south from downtown | Fuller Warren Bridge – Acosta Bridge – Main Street Bridge |
| east from downtown | Hart Bridge – Mathews Bridge – 20th Street Extension (never built) |
| east of downtown | Dames Point Bridge – SR 113A (never built) – Mayport Ferry |